Hand-stamp.



H. S. FOLGER.

'HAND STAMP.

. I 8- 7 1,282,796, Patented Oct. 29, 1918.

MW w HARRY S. FOLGER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HAND-STAMP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented (lot. 29, 1918.

Application filed February 25, 1918. Serial No. 218,939.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, HARRY 8. FOLGER, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hand-Stamps, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to hand stamps and has for its object, improvements in such devices. In the present case the improvement consists in adapting the various parts of the stamp to each other so that there is economy in the manufacture of the stamps and ad vantages obtained in the completed article.

In the accompanying drawings Figure l is a central transverse section of the completed stamp, the handle being shown in elevation;

Fig. '2 is-a similar section with the parts separated from each other in a vertical direction so that each part may be seen by itself, and at the same time may be seen in its relationship to the other parts; and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the rubber cushion in its original molded form and from which are cut cushions to fit stamps of any width.

Figs. 1 and 2 are drawn at an enlarged scale so that the exact construction in a preferred form may be easily seen.

In the said drawings, 11 is a rubber cushion between the die 12 and the wood block 13. The cushion is molded in long strips as shown in Fig. 3, and at'distances of preferably one-quarter inch has in it transverse grooves 14. At each edge are molded minute marks 15 to be used as guides in cutting cushions from the long strip. By cutting at these marks and along the grooves 14 cushions varying in width by quarter inches from one-quarter to any multiple of one-quarter may be obtained. The cushion shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is one inch wide for a stamp of that Width. The length of the stamp is the same as the width of the strip shown in Fig. 3.

' In ordinary stamps using wood blocks, the blocks are wider than the stamp, and the cushion is inserted in a groove in the block. As so constructed a stamp impression cannot be made close in a corner, one side of which is vertical. In the present case I make the wood block narrower than the cushion by an amount which is equal to the width of one of the grooves 14:. Referring to the parts of the cushion between the grooves as projections 16, the wood block for a quarter-inch stamp would be the width of one projection 16. The block for a half-inch stamp would be twice the width of a projection 16 plus the width of one groove 14. And so on.

Fitted over the block 14 is a cover 17 bent up from thin sheet metal. The lower edges of the cover 17 are bent up to form hooks 18 which furnish narrow channels plainly shown in Fig. 2. The cover 17 is in fact a channel iron which snugly fits the block 13. The depth of the sides of this channel iron is such that the bottom part of the hooks 18 come down to and touch the bottom of the notch formed by half of the groove 14 in the cushion 13. As so constructed the cover embraces the cushion as eifectively as the ordinary cushion is embraced in the ordinary wood block. The width of ahook 18 is just one-half the width of a groove 14-, so that the block 13 plus the two hooks 18 make a mount of the same width as the cushion 11.

The block 13 has a central hole 19 for receiving the tenon 20 of the handle 21. It is the practice to make the tenon and hole a tight fit so that when the tenon is driven in by a light force, the handle and block are held together by friction. The cover 17 also has a central hole 22 through which the tenon passes.

As a consequence of this construction the handle not only serves as a handle for the stamp but also serves as a clamp to hold the cover 17 on the block 13 and in contact with the cushion 11.

Over the channel or cover 17 is shown a paper or card-board channel 23, and over the channel 23 is shown a celluloid channel 24. These are made to nest over the cover 17, and each has a central hole for the reception of tenon 20. The parts 23 and 24. are not parts of the stamp itself, but the cover 17 and handle 21 are constructed to receive and hold said parts 23 and 2 1. When in place, the lower edges of the channel 23 and 24 project down into and are protected by the hooks 18. The channel 23 is a card on which may be printed subject matter to in dicate what the stamp is, and the channel 24 is a transparent protection for this card.

A stamp made in this way has certain advantages over ordinary stamps. The cushion is backed by a rigid mount as in ordinary stamps, and is held in a channel as'in ordinary stamps, but the channel is no wider than the cushion or the die secured to the cushion. There is thus something gained in size and weight, and convenience in printing in close corners. The cover serves as a finish for the mount and a channel for the cushion, and the wood block between the cushion and the cover makes it possible to use the same thin metal for the covers of stamps of all sizes. The grooves formed in the molded strips 11 as guides for cutting cushions for stamps of any size, furnish recesses for receiving the downwardly proj ecting edges of the cover which make that cover into a channel for the cushion. The upwardly turned edges of the cover which serve as reinforcements for the thin metal of the cover, serve also as hooks or channels for receiving and protecting the edges of an indicating card and its transparent shield. The handle, without modification, serves to hold the cover, card and shield in place.

While none of the parts of the stamp difi'er much from corresponding parts in other stamps, still the various parts have been modified in their relationship to other parts in such a way as to produce a stamp which, in its entirety, ditl'ers considerably from previous stamps. The changes thus brought about reach to economy and convenience in manufacture on one hand, and to the convenience and utility of the completed article on the other hand.

What I claim is 1. In a hand stamp, a cushion having notched edges, a mount secured to said cushion and of a width equal to the distance between the notches in the edges of the cushion, and a cover for said mount, said cover projecting down into said notches so Copies of this patent may be obtained for as to form a channel for receiving the cushion.

2. In a hand stamp, a cushion having grooves in its upper face and notches in its upper outer corners, each notch being onehalf of a groove, a mount secured to the upper face of the cushion and of a width equal to the distance between the notches, a metal channel serving as a cover for said mount and projecting downward into the notches in the cushion, and a handle for said stamp, said handle serving to secure the channel in position in its relationship to the mount and the cushion.

3. In a hand stamp, the combination with the cushion, the mount and the handle of the stamp, of a metal cover embracing the mount and part of the cushion, said cover having an extreme width equal to the width of the cushion, and said cover being held in place by the connection between the handle and the mount.

4t. In a hand stamp, the combination with the cushion, the mount and the handle of the stamp, of: a channel covering the mount and secured thereto by the handle, said channel having its lower edges reinforced and embracing part of the cushion, and said reinforcement being adapted to receive and hold the edges of an indicating card also held in place by said handle.

5. In a hand stamp, a cushion having notched edges, a mount secured to the cushion, and a cover embracing said mount and extending down into said notches so as to form a channel embracing the notched part of the cushion, the cover having reinforced edges adapted to serve as a card holder.

HARRY S. FOLGER.

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